Chris Estrada

Experience

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  Chicago Cultural Center

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

  Technical Coordinator

  Managed a staff of audio and lighting technicians to accommodate performances, exhibits, film screenings, meetings and presentations, working with a variety of local, national, and international talent.

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  Fulbright Commission

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Doctoral Researcher
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  University of Michigan

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2015

  PhD Candidate
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  Ford Foundation

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Doctoral Researcher
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  Self

  May 2015 - May 2021

  Freelance translation and editing
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  Native Speakers Brasil

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2017

  Translator

  Subcontractor in translation, editing, and proofreading of scientific, technical, and academic texts from Brazilian Portuguese into English.

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  Charlotte County Homeless Coalition

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Housing Specialist

  Member of the Functional Zero Chronically Homeless Committee, where I act as a liaison between chronically homeless clients and prospective landlords.

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  Florida SouthWestern State College

  Apr 2018 - May 2019

  Adjunct Professor Of History
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  Florida Folklife Program, Department of Historical Resources

  Oct 2018 - May 2019

  Researcher and fieldworker

  Identifying and documenting cultural traditions in the southwest and south Florida regions; conducting ethnographic interviews with "culture bearers" of those traditions; producing archival documentation through field recordings and photographs to be deposited with the state archive; writing field reports and biographical profiles of the interviewed individuals.

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  Michigan State University

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  Assistant Professor of Portuguese
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  Fulbright Commission

  May 2021 - Apr 2023

  Fulbright Scholar 2021-22
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  Michigan State University James Madison College

  Aug 2021 - May 2022

  Assistant Professor
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  Edustaff

  Mar 2023 - now

  Substitute teacher, K-12